Fringe is finally back! After an unbearable wait, we now head into the final four episodes of the third season, as the Fringe team desperately tries to free William Bell’s soul from Olivia’s body. Intrigued? Then it’s time for all of us to watch Fringe!
Ok, before I start this, just a heads up: I will review episode 3×18, “Bloodline,” and it will go up before the liveblog starts. I was out of state when it aired, so I actually missed the live airing of it.
Anyway, lovebloggy goodness is here!
Because we are all on the exact same ground this time around, our spoiler policy for these blogs will be completely different. Anything that has aired in the past is fair game for discussion. Anything that has not publicly aired WILL BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER. I know there are spoilers for “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide†floating around the ‘Net (WHICH I HAVE AVOIDED TYVM), so please, DO NOT POST THEM HERE. I know that this episode in particular has COMPLETE SPOILERS out there, so please be courteous to other viewers and keep them to yourself.
This liveblog will work in relative to when the episode airs for you. So, you may begin your livebloggy commenting down below when the episode starts. To avoid spoilers, I stick to the first page and comment away, and then go back afterwards to add any more.
So excited Fringe is back!!! Oh god, SO CLOSE TO THE FINALE.
thank goodness you're back for this week's Fringe live blog! i was lost without you when bloodline aired. i was actually super worried something bad had happened to you (cause you hadnt updated anything else either) and i google searched your twitter page (scandalous i'm not yet a follower, i know) where you said you were on vacay. and i wiped the sweat off my brow. anyway, i'm way ahead of the game, but – fringe liveblog ho!
YES YES YES
It feels like it's been so long, my life has been empty…
Next week there will be two liveblogs in a row, with Fringe on the 22nd and Doctor Who on the 23rd!
There's only four episodes left this series!
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I caught back up on Fringe so I'll be here for the liveblog. I'm looking forward to it since I've missed staying up late on Friday nights and trying to quietly contain my flail while everyone else is asleep. I just have to try and figure out time zones since I haven't liveblogged since before the clock change. Looks like it's the same though.
Best pouty lip ever…that is awesome.
LOVEBLOGGY. So excited to see how this season wraps up!
I don't actually watch fringe (don't hurt me please) but best title ever?!! try saying it 10 times fast 😀
IT IS A FANTASTIC TITLE. also YOU SHOULD WATCH IT. it is so fun!
Also, review of 3.18 will go up tomorrow morning, then 3.19 will be on Sunday morning! WEEKEND REVIEWS!!!!
Woooooo!
YEA! Weekend Reviews!
Can someone explain to me WHY American series just decide to not air any episodes for like, a month? Is there a specific reason, or do they just do it to annoy us? I NEED my weekly dose of Fringe, Supernatural, Glee, etc.
BUT FRINGE OMGOMGOMG EXCITE.
It's more of a recent thing so that shows can air during Sweeps in April/May. The industry using this time to inflate their ratings by putting the most popular shows/eps during that time so they can charge higher advertising rates. basically.
When I was at Value Village today, I saw a book written by a William Bell. I had a laugh about it. 🙂
Okay, I'm totally going to be here for this one! (unless something happens to me/my computer in the next half hour *knocks on desk*)
Oh show how I've missed you! I'm sad that there's so few left of this season but FOURTH SEASON HELL YEAH!
FUCK YEAH.
Under ten minutes!!!
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This is amazing.
TEN MINUTES EAST COAST OH YEAH.
Let me paint a picture for you guys: I am a truly pitiful creature today. I have a horrendous head cold. I am on my couch, with my computer, a blanket, a box of tissues that I ought to replenish otherwise I will run out during the show, a cup of tea, a cup of water, and vaseline for my nose which has become like a lizard's snout. I'm sure you are all pleased to know this. I'm in a share-y mood, I've been over-sharing all day, sorry.
But the point is.
Despite my zombie-like state of fuzzy head I AM SO PUMPED FOR FRINGE!!!
I hope you feel better.
Aaaaww hope you feel better soon!
Haha, thanks guys! I'm sure I'll beat it soon. I'm heading to bed right after the liveblog, so a good night's sleep should do me wonders.
Aww, feel better. And try not to get vaseline all over your keyboard!
A couple minutes everyone!!!
You realize there's one month of new Fringe and then it's like 3-4 months until the next season?!?!
This is going to be my first liveblog AND my first realtime Fringe!!!! I am totally excited!!!
One of us! One of us! I mean, welcome to the Fringe liveblog.
aaaaand I am a complete convert. I want to watch ALL television shows this way.
YAY STARTING!!!!!
I love you Bellivia!
OMG STARTING!!!
Huh, there's a "Viewer Discretion" warning? I mean I totally understand why. This is the first time watching this live to I didn't know.
Astro and Wally lol 😀
I had forgotten how awesome Bellivia sounds!
"Just about Wally." ILU ASTRID!
Astro got her revenge!
She just called him Wally!! Love you Astrid!!!
Oh Astrid, you go girl. If you're going to be Astro, he can be Wally!
That made me jump. Sort of creepy maybe Bell cadaver?
…Walter? It didn't work.
Oop, not cadaver, braindead body.
OLIVIA!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!
So they need a functioning brain? And eep!
Olivia!!! No!!!
OH NO that was Olivia's voice. So scary!
For realz.
That's a really long seizure…
Geez, I can't get over how well she does that voice.
Holy shit Bell!!!
At least he knows just when to come back?
Anna Torv needs all of the awards. ALL OF THEM.
She deserves so many awards we need to start making new ones up just so she can win them.
yesssssssss. Best portrayal of Leonard Nimoy
THIS!
So no electric shocks or Bell and Olivia will die. That can't end well.
"You will kill me and the young woman I'm living inside of." That doctor is having the weirdest day ever rn.
Or at least that's the most convincing time he's heard it. Based on stories I've heard from ER friends, that kind of thing is more normal than not.
Makes me glad I have a desk job. 🙂
hahaha SUCH a good cliff hanger ending!! i think olivia channeled walter a little bit there in that she made a statement with incredible levity behind it like it was no big deal, or it was interesting.
and the preview for next week! i'm still deathly afraid original olivia isn't going to make it and we're gonna be stuck with fauxlivia, who, while she may have a change of heart in her allegiance to watlernate, still did all those heinous things before, and it will be another road block to olivia and peter's living happily ever after. RRRRRRRRRR!!!
INTERESTING! That would be a bold, bold move — killing our Olivia (maybe sacrificing herself to save our universe?) while Fauxlivia flips sides and ends up in our verse with super-conflicted Peter and the baby. Next season is her posing as Olivia with our Fringe team, everyone dealing with the fallout. Maybe some alt-Fringe doubles over here as well.
Too drastic to actually happen, but interesting to think about.
Maybe the two universes would fuse with each other and create fusion Olivia?
Bonus points if this happens and next season we get purple credits.
oh wouldnt it be lovely if charlie came back?!! kirk acevedo YES PLEASE!!
cause i mean, the olivias didnt get along so great last time they met, but maybe this time since fauxlivia has a baby, and its peter's no less, fauxlivia's allegiance turns away from walternate, there'e no way both olivia's can exist in the same universe, maybe they WILL mash up, maybe olivia will sacrifice herself after connecting with fauxlivia and deciding the baby is more important and seeing how it affects peter, cause peter doesnt know yet!! i agree though, probably way too far fetched. i dont make super awesome predictions like Mark. =)
Uh, no shit Bell, they're not ideal model organisms.
How do you test the consciousness of a rat?
No. Seriously, How do you test the consciousness of a RAT???
THIS. What the hell?!
Well, according to science (i.e. Radiolab) you can tickle them, and they will laugh and play. So I go with tickle-testing. Seems like something Fringe could use more of.
but that doesn't really explain how Bell would be able to tell which consciousness was "stronger" and "survived" over the weaker consciousness.
One laugh is squeakier than the other?
LOL!!!
Your estimates are perfect, after all.
How coldly you can speculate "no more than a day"
Shivers down my spine.
Goddamn, this is crazy serious!
Activating chakras? Crazy.
Walter looks so completely enamored with Bellivia 🙂
ARGH! Screw you huge line of storms and tornadoes headed my way! My TV is spontaneously changing colors and making loud weather-alert blips at me. Do not want!
Although it does add to the Fringiness of Fringe….
Oh no!
On the plus side, the first weather-alert blip happened when Bellivia was like "SHOCK ME AND I'LL DIE!" Sort of like the TV alert system was all, "Oh shit! No!"
Nooooooooooooo!
Just got another one. DOO DOO DOO! And yet they never do the blips during commercials. Curious, no?
It's so funny to hear Olivia call Peter and Astrid "kids"
BELL2000
Obviously put Bell in a computer, it's kind of the natural progression in sci-fi.
Whatever happened to Agent Scott's body anyway? Massive Dynamic had it.
Going to enter dream state with Olivia's mind http://inception.davepedu.com/
OF COURSE! LSD!!!
Don't be nervous son, take your LSD.
Bicycle day is Tuesday, btw
Poor Peter, so conflicted. And now he's high.
High on my list of Things I Never Want To Do: Go into the mind of someone I'm dating.
Seriously, and wasn't Olivia upset by hearing what Peter was thinking earlier in the season? Bad idea.
I'm liking how involved Astrid is this episode!
OH PETER
Broyles as an Observer? *falls over laughing*
Hahaha, 'You're bald. I think he's an Observer.' I love high Peter.
Walter, your son is sufficiently tripping balls.
"You're bald…I think he's an Observer" Bwahaha tripping!Peter is kind of fun
ILU, mega-high Peter. You can trip in my lab anytime.
Did not want to see that needle get stabbed into his arm 🙁
Ugh me neither. I always have to look away when they happen.
Hey the peacoat is back!
Mmm, men in peacoats.
Hahaha, so agree!
Yes.
Peter's default clothing is that wool peacoat, isn't it?
He looks like Neo from the Matrix.
F
It's the best default clothing
I thought so, too! Inception, Matrix, what's next?
I vote Primer. That would be beyond trippy.
How did Peter get Walter off the bus?
Now they're lost in the city that is Olivia's mind.
I was about to ask why everyone is wearing greys. Not that I don't love greys!
An S.O.S on the Twin Towers?
Is there a powerful enough computer to house the human mind.
Is Broyles high?
LOL
Broyles, I love you.
Rofl Poor Astrid, the only one NOT tripping right now.
Boyles is high! They wouldn't want any random drugs testing in their office.
Oh no, now Broils is tripping?
HOLY SHIT HER STEPFATHER
BOUT TO GET ALL INCEPTION'D UP IN HERE
Shit shit shit. Not good.
This is very very very inception-y
Just got another weather-alert blip. My TV is really upset and tense about this episode.
Just remember if you die in the dream you wake up in reality.
But wait, what about limbo? I really need to see that movie again.
They're not enough layers down or heavily sedated enough.
That LSD seemed mighty strong. I can't imagine that wouldn't have an effect.
But what if you die in reality?
You die, stupid. That's why it's called 'reality.'
And when they wake up, will they still be crazy high?
Haha, so excited to make a skid.
Why is Nina in Olivia's mind?
HOLY SHIT!!!!
HOLY POOP. I AM NOT A FAN OF ELEVATOR SHAFTS.
i think finge just went inception on our asses!! YESSSSSSSS
Why is everyone trying to kill us? I don't like this place.
Trying desperately not to laugh out loud at Nina falling down the lift shaft.
ANIMATED BELL!?!?! WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
oh my god animation
WOAH. WOOOOOAAAAAAH.
Where are your blips now, TV? Because this is EFFED UP.
Belly why are you a cartoon?
I have the SAME QUESTIONS WALTER.
WHAT YOU ARE A CARTOON TOO???
Whaaaaaaaaaaat.
O___O
OH MY GOD THIS IS SO AWESOME
F-E
They're cartoons!!! THIS EPISODE!!!
THIS JUST BECAME THE BEST THING EVER!!!!
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I'm starting to crave a Fringe/Inception crossover fic.
wow in the last 30 seconds this turned into one of the most fantastic episodes EVER!! they turned into cartoons and walter had a thought bubble – How wonderful!!
seriously, i thought i'd seen it all, even for fringe on drugs, but i have again been proven wrong. DAYAM!!
It's like "A Scanner Darkly" animation.
I guess this is what they meant by Bell returning in a way we didn't expect.
It looks rotoscoped, which has always weirded me out.
Walter isn't droopy enough!
Is it weird that I'm so excited that Bell said "logical"?
I'm such a Trek nerd.
Also, poor Olivia.
I did he same thing. XD
This looks awesome, it just doesn't look like any of the characters.
XD Broyles is totally high!!
I guess we can be certain that it won't be her childhood home.
Poor Astrid on eggshells with her high out of his mind boss.